Acadia
Parish Clerk of Court
Crowley, Louisiana

The Traffic Department is tied in with
our Criminal Department. They are responsible for the filing of all
traffic citations issued by the Louisiana State Police, Acadia Parish Sheriff's
Department and the municipalities surrounding the Fifteenth Judicial Court in
the Parish of Acadia. These violations are all moving and non-moving
violations that fall under the Louisiana Code of Criminal - Traffic
Procedure, and include "Title 32 violations" such as driving under
suspension, running stop signs, no drivers license and "Title 14
violations" such as operating while under the influence (OWI) and hit and
run. Title 32 is the Uniform Traffic Code while Title 14 is the Criminal
Code.

The Traffic Department file stamps the individual tickets as they are
received from the issuing agency. As the traffic clerks input the
information about the citation into the computer, they check to see if the
individual received notice of the Court date, if not, the Clerk's Office sends
notice of the next available Court date.

The Traffic Department consists of Minute Clerks, Post-Sentence Clerks and,
Subpoena Clerks. The department handles all subpoenas consisting of
arraignments, trials, sentencing, pleading, fine payments, rule to show cause,
show proof of Driver's License, Article 892.1 request, Motions and any and all
hearings.

The Acadia Parish Clerk of Court does
not set any of the fines.

The Acadia Parish Clerk of Court does
not collect the fines.

All inquiries regarding fines and their collection
should be directed to the Sheriff's Department in the parish of the agency that
issued the ticket. For your convenience, several Sheriff's Offices in
Acadiana are listed below: